Discovering a Mystery

we are studying Ephesians in a great study GOD IS ABLE by Priscilla Shrirer - it only covers two verses in the whole delightful book: Ephesians 3:20-21. But wanting to read the whole Book and study the whole chapter 3 since it is important to see verses in their entire context to truly understand them fully, something caught my attention. Paul reveals a mystery. Even though we know God chose the Israelites to reveal Himself and His promises to, He also planned to let gentiles be told the Good News too. I am always amazed and fascinated to learn more and more about the complexities of Christ. I wonder what it was like to be Paul, chosen specifically by Jesus to be the one He would reveal His truth to and then to be the one who gets to share it with the world. But that only leads me to ponder the mystery I live with every day and have now for years. The first "mystery" "secret" or just plain mean "trick" of getting older is that no one warns you that as the body ages or the health wanes or the muscles grow weaker and less inclined to walk a mile or bike a mountain trail, your mind continues to think of yourself as young as ever, a teen at heart, when it comes to our thoughts, our hopes, our dreams our goals yet to fulfill. Crueler still is that old clock that just keeps ticking away days, weeks, months and years. UGH! YYCCKY POO!